Content Recommendation Strategy Product Manager Graduate (TikTok Content Ecosystem-US) - 2025 Start (BS/MS)

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us:
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

About:
TikTok's Content Ecosystem team is responsible for the health and prosperity of content users and creators to improve DAU in the long term. Our team deeply dives into the following fields: tracking the whole content ecosystem and finding potential challenges and opportunities; cooperating closely with the RD team on model recognition, content understanding, and algorithms, targeting to balance the traffic in different formats, optimize traffic distribution, content diversifications, creator experience of moderation, user experience of interactions, and more problems.

Responsibilities:
1. Optimize Video Content Recommendations: Design and implement effective distribution strategies to enhance user satisfaction with TikTok’s video content. Analyze user needs, identify and address existing recommendation issues, and accelerate the deployment of advanced content distribution solutions.
2. Traffic Management: Develop standards and principles to balance traffic across various business areas, ensuring a seamless and positive user content consumption experience.
3. Algorithm Collaboration: Work closely with the algorithm team to identify and resolve recommendation issues. Support research into innovative algorithms to improve the efficiency of TikTok’s content distribution system.
4. User and Strategy Collaboration: Partner with user research and business strategy teams to conduct user research and analyze user behavior.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Strong logical thinking and data analysis skills, with the ability to leverage data insights for informed decision-making.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Demonstrated resilience under pressure and commitment to long-term goals.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Internship experience with internet or technology companies, or project experience related to content recommendation, is advantageous.
- Proven ability to work and communicate effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
- Familiarity with recommendation mechanisms and algorithmic principles is preferred.
- Exceptional curiosity, user empathy, and creativity.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $122000 - $185000 annually.​

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.​

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees: ​